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22.01.2022 This weekend’s Global Pivot Community session: A world-wide perspective of Adult Highland Dancing - Join us!
20.01.2022 Have you heard of The Pivot: Home for Adult Highland Dancers and Teachers? Ever wondered what is going on inside the Pivot’s exclusive closed Facebook group? We have a jam-packed January!!... Global community, validation, training, technique and mindset education and support these aren’t just slogans or social media tiles for us, we are listening, learning and uniting to do Highland Dancing differently, together. Want to be a part of this FREE global community? You can! Simply visit https://elementaldancer.vipmembervault.com to sign up and receive information about how to join our exclusive Facebook group. Can’t wait to see you there!
20.01.2022 Tomorrow is The Pivot's Global Community Session to share perspectives about adult Highland Dancing. A two hour zoom session for dancers and teachers from across the world to candidly discuss, debate and brain storm together what is great about Highland Dancing for adults, and what could be the future for adults in this beloved dance form by sharing, listening, and consolidating great ideas and actions together. This session will also generate a public paper to be shared wi...dely as a starting point or the fuel for momentum in this important space in Highland dancing. It you would like to better understand tomorrow's session (and the importance of your contribution to it!), please take a few minutes to review the link of the paper that was published following a previous global community session held in conjunction with the Highland. Together Summit in August 2020 on Professional Mentorship. As a current or past adult dancer or supportive teacher of any experience, tomorrow we want to hear your voice, and positively amplify it with other like minded dancers and teachers JUST LIKE YOU! To be a part of tomorrow's Global Pivot Community Session - 1. sign up at https://elementaldancer.vipmembervault.com 2. receive simple instructions how to join our closed exclusive FB group! 3. Inside the FB group, register for the zoom session. Will take you 5 minutes tops! After that, you will have your spot in our Global Pivot Community session tomorrow AND will take your place alongside a world-wide community of supportive, validating, pom-pom waving, likeminded adult Highland Dancers and teachers just like you! Sounds fabulous, right?! See you soon, Lisa. xoxo https://elementaldancer.com.au//02/professional_mentorship/
17.01.2022 Gosh, if I get one more invite to set my new goals for 2021 I think I am going to explode! Don't get me wrong, there is so much good intention in the idea of turning to a new page at the start of the new year and refocusing on what is important and where to be heading. The truth is though, goal setting can feel heavy, hollow or false when the drive to set goals is not coming from within... or more seriously, when your previous experience with setting goals is a memory of ...what it felt like when you DIDN'T achieve them. Not making the podium or presentation can be such a devastating feeling when you have worked so hard, as is having a class full of dancers who are flat and listless after a competition which is challenging for teachers who have been trying to keep the competition environment one that is positive and constructive for their dancer's long term development. I was in a goal setting and mindset session myself last week with the fabulous Lisa Carpenter (check her out at https://lisacarpenter.ca) and we had this fantastic conversation about her advice 'be committed to the goal, NOT attached to the outcome'. This had such resonance for me because I truly BELIEVE that we are all better off aiming high and really committing our life and our efforts to achieving excellence or our 'true north' dream. Yes, there is a fair chance that you may not fully achieve it, however you are ALWAYS further ahead having aimed high. Be committed to the goal, not attached to the outcome. This leads so beautifully into our session tomorrow (Sunday 17 Jan, 10am ACDT) in The Pivot: Home for adult Highland Dancers and Teachers. Our resident Sports Psychologist extraordinaire Emma will be taking us through the practical process and applied skills of how to set, measure and achieve your goals in Highland Dancing. You don't have to be setting goals RIGHT NOW if it doesn't feel right for you, however I think there is so much opportunity in Highland for us to learn HOW to set goals that actually lead us on a journey of improvement and positive progress that make the commitment to those goals worthwhile in your greater life as well as your dancing experiences. If you are an Adult Dancer or Teacher in The Pivot Community and you haven't already booked in for tomorrow's Goal Setting session, please find the link inside our Pivot Community closed FB group and register now! If you aren't yet a member of The Pivot Community, sign up now! Visit https://elementaldancer.vipmembervault.com to sign up and to receive info how to join our exclusive closed Facebook group. Reach out and join in! Lisa. xoxo
06.01.2022 This is so powerful for us to consider in the Highland world. Firstly as dancers striving to be better, but also as teachers in the way we communicate corrections and suggestions for improvement. As individuals we need to think about ‘what we are making things mean’ when something negative triggers us. As a teacher we should also be regularly checking what our dancers are hearing and understanding when we give them constructive feedback. ... We can all choose what we focus on.
03.01.2022 Stop scrolling, this needs your ATTENTION! Next Sunday, we are having a Global Pivot Community Session to discuss and take action about Adult Highland Dancing! A two hour zoom session will be held, and a paper written for public distribution to our governing bodies, associations and committees. This is NOT just a talk fest! This is positive action being taken by adult Highland Dancers (and their teachers) for adult Highland dancers (and their supporters).... ... and we need YOU!! If you are an adult Highland Dancer, a teacher of adults, or an adult dancer of the past, and you feel compelled to share your insights, perspectives and be a part of a conversation about the current challenges and future opportunities for Adult Highland Dancers... then we want YOU THERE!!! Know of others who NEED to be a part of this discussion? Tell them all about it - hurry!! This is a FREE event for members of the Pivot Community. Not a member? No problems! Please visit https://elementaldancer.vipmembervault.com and sign up to become a member of The Pivot; home of adult Highland Dancers and Teachers. After sign up will receive details to join our exclusive closed FB group, and inside that group you will find details to register for the Zoom session. Don't leave this to the last minute - sign up NOW and register for the Global Pivot Community Session: A Global Perspective for Adult Highland Dancers. Be the change you want to see! Lisa. xoxo
03.01.2022 No matter what 2020 has thrown at us, as we step into 2021 together we are working to build new bonds, connect across continents and validate each other in the world of Highland Dancing. Happy New Year!
02.01.2022 What is it about the start of a new year? On 31 December I felt 1000 miles away from Highland, and then by mid-morning on 1 January I feel enthused, passionate and focused on my goals and dreams for 2021! If you are like me that way, you may benefit from something that I have shared inside The Pivot: Home of Adult Highland Dancers and Teachers! ... To hit the ground running in 2021 - no matter where you are in the world or what your own personal current or future challenges with COVID-19 may be - free access has been given for an online presentation I made back in April 2020 incorporating knowledge and experiences about teaching dancers of all ages and abilities with our challenge to take Highland Dancing online. Not yet a member of The Pivot Community? Well, that is easy to fix! Visit https://elementaldancer.vipmembervault.com and sign up to join the FREE Pivot Community! Once you have signed up you will receive details to request access to our exclusive closed FB group. Easy! Looking forward to having you join us in 2021, happy dancing! Lisa. xoxo
